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Home › Holidays › Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo

These south of the border delights are ideal for celebrating Cinco de Mayo. There’s everything from appetizers to main dishes, drinks and desserts. Whether you’re having guests over to celebrate with you or planning a quieter day, these recipes are just perfect.

Three Mexican jalapeño popper tacos.

Main Course

Jalapeño Popper Tacos

Three chicken tacos filled with slow cooker shredded Mexican chicken and topped with tomato, onion, cilantro, and sour cream on a plate. Lime wedges and bowls of garnishes surround the dish.

Main Course

Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Chicken

Tacos filled with Instant Pot chicken tinga, garnished with pickled onions and radishes, served on a wooden board with lime wedges.

Main Course

Instant Pot Chicken Tinga

A pair of delightful marranitos cookies, one adorned with sugar sprinkles, sit charmingly in front of a decorative ceramic jug.

Cookies

Marranitos – Mexican Gingerbread Pigs

A black pot filled with Mexican charro lentils (Mexican cowboy lentils) in a tomato-based sauce, topped with fresh cilantro, diced tomatoes, sliced jalapeños, and crispy bacon pieces.

Main Course

Charro Lentils

Pork carnitas in a bowl with rice and pickled onion.

Main Course

Easy Pork Carnitas – Mexican Pulled Pork

Enjoy a Mexican-inspired cooked dish with melted cheese, diced tomatoes, and sliced peppers, all simmered to perfection in a slow cooker. This crockpot appetizer is garnished with fresh herbs, making it the perfect game day recipe to delight your guests.

Appetizer

Slow Cooker Taco Dip

A sheet pan full of steak nachos.

Main Course

Seared Steak Nachos with Tomatillo Serrano Salsa

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a recipe for a Mexican 5 layer bean dip with ground beef. This beefy taco dip is an easy appetizer.

Appetizer

Mexican 5 Layer Bean Dip with Ground Beef

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a recipe for steak picado with pickled onions. This Mexican steak dish is made in a cast iron skillet.

Main Course

Steak Picado with Pickled Onions

A tortilla chip dipped into a bowl of Tomatillo Red Chili Salsa, with limes and additional chips in the background.

Appetizer

Tomatillo Red Chili Salsa – Copycat Chipotle Hot Salsa

Three mango Mexican candy shots garnished with mango slices, chamoy, and tajín served with a striped napkin and a bottle in the background.

Drinks

Chile Mango Mexican Candy Shots

Main Course

Cool Ranch Turkey Taco Casserole

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a recipe for white bean green chile chicken soup. You will love this Mexican inspired chile verde chicken soup.

Soup | Stew

White Bean Green Chile Chicken Soup

A glass of Mexican rice pudding, or Arroz Con Leche, is topped with cinnamon sticks and a sprinkle of cinnamon, resting on a white tile surface. Nearby lies a spoon dusted with cinnamon and a golden measuring cup.

Desserts

Mexican Rice Pudding – Arroz Con Leche

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a recipe for air fryer fiesta chicken stuffed poblano peppers. You will love these Mexican chicken stuffed peppers!

Main Course

Air Fryer Fiesta Chicken Stuffed Poblano Peppers

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